Softball's NCAA tournament starts today. Here's the bracket and all the first-round games

Jim Sergent Paste BN

The 64-team, regional round of the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament opens May 16 with games at 16 sites around the country. Those matchups will begin the journey for one team that will be crowned the 2025 Women's College World Series champion.

Oklahoma, the No. 2 seed overall, knows the journey well. The Sooners are looking for their fifth consecutive title. They host Omaha, California and Boston University in the Norman, Oklahoma, regional round. Their double-elimination round opens with Boston at 6 p.m. ET Friday on ESPNU.

Texas A&M tops the other side of the bracket in the College Station, Texas, regional. They open against Saint Francis at 3:30 p.m. ET Friday on the SEC Network.

2025 NCAA softball bracket

The 64 teams are divided into 16 four-team pods, with the highest seed serving as the host.

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When does 2025 NCAA softball tournament start?

Friday, May 16, All times ET

South Florida vs. Auburn (Tallahassee Regional) | Noon | ESPNU
Howard vs. No. 14 Duke (Durham Regional) | Noon | ACC Network
Marist vs Liberty (Bryan-College Station Regional) | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Miami (OH) vs. No. 7 Tennessee (Knoxville Regional) | 1:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Georgia Tech vs. Florida Atlantic (Gainesville Regional) | 2 p.m. | ESPNU
Michigan vs. UCF (Austin Regional) | 2 p.m. | ESPN2
Northwestern vs. Kentucky (Clemson Regional) | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Robert Morris vs. No. 5 Florida State (Tallahassee Regional) | 2:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia (Durham Regional) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
North Florida vs. Virginia (Columbia Regional) | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
UConn vs. Nebraska (Baton Rouge Regional) | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Saint Francis (PA) vs. No. 1 Texas A&M (Bryan-College Station Regional) | 3:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Omaha vs. California (Norman Regional) | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Belmont vs. Virginia Tech (Tuscaloosa Regional) | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Indiana vs. Oklahoma State (Fayetteville Regional) | 4 p.m. | ESPN2
North Carolina vs. Ohio State | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
Mercer vs. No. 3 Florida (Gainesville Regional) | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Illinois vs. No. 6 Texas (Austin Regional) | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN+
USC Upstate vs. No. 11 Clemson (Clemson Regional) | 4:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Binghamton vs. Stanford (Eugene Regional) | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Elon vs. No. 8 South Carolina (Columbia Regional) | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 10 LSU (Baton Rouge Regional) | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Brown vs. No. 12 Texas Tech (Lubbock Regional) | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Boston U vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (Norman Regional) | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Jackson State vs. No. 15 Alabama (Tuscaloosa Regional) | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Saint Louis vs. No. 4 Arkansas (Fayetteville Regional) | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 9 UCLA (Los Angeles Regional) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Santa Clara vs. No. 13 Arizona (Tucson Regional) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Weber State vs. No. 16 Oregon (Eugene Regional) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Washington vs. Mississippi State (Lubbock Regional) | 8 p.m. | ESPN2
San Diego State vs. Arizona State (Los Angeles Regional) | 10 p.m. | ESPN2
Grand Canyon vs. Ole Miss (Tucson Regional) | 10 p.m. | ESPNU

NCAA softball tournament schedule 2025

Regionals: May 16-18
Super regionals: May 22-25
Women's College World Series: May 29-June 6
WCWS finals: June 4-5/6

Contributing: Craig Meyer

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